Where We Are Now: May 21, 2020
Work From Home — Day 65
Chaos & The Outcome
5:30AM PST
Team –
The weekend is approaching. I am feeling this one will be somewhat different.
This is Memorial Day Weekend. It’s our time to honor the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Think about that, the ultimate sacrifice in life!
And for us, the ultimate freedom in life.
Please stop at a point in time on Monday, for a few minutes or more. Experience silence, reflection and freedom. We are surrounded by family members who lost heroes protecting our freedom and by active military and veterans who are contributing to our freedom today.
Some of our families are both Blue and Gold Star families. Remarkable for sure. Sacrifices only the survivors can truly experience and appreciate.
Please pause and treasure our freedom.
Hanging at home yesterday when Brent Thomson came by for a social distancing sunset cocktail. We reflected on the last time we saw each other. It was mid-March for a lunch at The Buckeye. That is way too long for me. Brent is no foreigner to chaos. We talked about our current state and our expected outcome. The ultimate question we discussed was “does the world create our outcome or do we create our outcome?”
We agree it’s the latter. How we engage the world is about us. Outcomes are both self-limited and self-inspired. Which do you choose?
We have been so channeled on our SIP limitations – appropriately so for our health and safety.
It’s so important that we empower our focus and energy from limitations to seizing opportunity.
If you have not already, use this weekend as a pivot accordingly. Will you control your outcome or let the chaos define your future? If I can help, please ring my phone. I may not be at my desk, but I will be at home.
Later today I’ll report the Closing Bell, very encouraging from my preview! I truly believe our future is bright. We are experiencing a SIP starved spring but it’s feeding the summer beast!
My visit with Brent reminded me how much I miss seeing your faces, laughing, sales meetings, celebrations, and everything that comes with this amazing team.
In honor of Memorial Day Weekend, Friday I’ll be dark writing emails until Tuesday AM.
This is Where We Are Now.
Thanks!
Mark
Mark A McLaughlin